{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoos-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoos-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-26.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2003/115",
  "legislation_title": "The Zoos Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoos-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "regulation/26",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Directions",
  "text": "(1) Where the Department makes a direction under these Regulations, it shall take reasonable steps to secure that the operator of the zoo is notified in writing of it.\n(2) Where the operator of a zoo cannot be found, the Department shall take reasonable steps to secure that any person appearing to it to be responsible for the zoo is notified in writing of the direction.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 26 in operation at 31.3.2003, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/115/regulation/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:04:08.569352+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}